ORPHANED LAND Co-Founder’s YOSSI SASSI BAND Streaming “Palm Dance” Video Featuring Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal
May 20, 2016, 8 years ago
Roots And Roads, the third album from former Orphaned Land co-founder Yossi Sassi’s Yossi Sassi Band will be released on May 25th. The album’s genre can be described as Oriental prog metal, combining Yossi's various musical roots - east and west, acoustic and electric, oriental and metal.
The second single released is “Palm Dance” and features two guitar solos by Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal. It was shot in an abandoned, once luxurious hotel in the city of Tiberias, Israel
The sword dancers are part of a Druze Folklore band called "Reem al Jawlan" (dabkee) from the North of Israel.
The first single to be released from the upcoming album is “The Religion Of Music” featuring Zaher Zorgatti (Myrath) on vocals. Listen to the track below:
The final sound of the album is the reflection of an intricate combination of rock, classical and worldwide oriental instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Bozuouki, Oud, Saz, Charango, Chumbush, Ney, Kanun and much more. Alongside well-renowned local (Israeli) guest musicians, the album includes vocals by Zaher Zorgati (Myrath) and guitar parts by Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses).
The album was recorded in the Jaffa Sound Arts studio in the ancient city port of Jaffa, Israel, during April 2016. The video below from the studio offers snippets of what’s to come:
